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Cristín Toman
Position
Cristín has a strong commercial chancery practice, with particular expertise in all aspects of insolvency law, commercial dispute resolution and property litigation. She is especially recommended for commercial injunctions.
Cristín is appointed to the Attorney General’s Regional Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown.
Cristín is known for her expertise in this area. She has a broad range of experience in corporate and individual insolvency matters and regularly acts and advises in proceedings concerned with all aspects of administration, liquidation and bankruptcy, including asset recovery proceedings, remuneration applications Berkeley Applegate applications and disputed debts.
She has particular expertise in matters concerning validity of office holders’ appointments.
Cristín regularly receives instructions in connection with high value commercial disputes and partnership disputes. She has acted for clients from a wide range of businesses including banking, manufacturing, the legal profession, litigation support services, insolvency practitioners and suppliers of food. She has particular experience and expertise in commercial injunctions.
Cristín has a strong practice in Banking & Financial Services. She regularly represents banks and their customers in connection with enforcement of mortgages, loans and guarantees. She is experienced in cases raising issues of undue influence, unconscionable bargain, constructive trust and unfair relationships.
Cristín is experienced in Company disputes. She advises and represents Companies, directors and shareholders in relation to proceedings for breach of directors’ duty, unfair prejudice petitions and shareholder disputes.
Cristín acts for the Secretary of State and for Company directors in connection with disqualification applications.
Cristín practises in all areas of real property and landlord and tenant, both residential and commercial. She is especially recommended for property injunctions. She contributes to the Business Tenancies Chapter of the Landlord and Tenant Factbook (Sweet & Maxwell Ltd). She regularly advises and represents landlords, tenants and other property owners in connection with a variety of property matters including trespass and interference with easements and rights of way, termination and renewal of business tenancies, forfeiture of commercial leases, rent review clauses, beneficial interests and co-ownership.
Career
Called to the Bar, Lincoln’s Inn, 2004
Appointed to the Attorney General’s Regional Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown 2018
Admitted to practice of barrister & solicitor:
-Western Australia, 2000
-High Court Australia, 2000
-New South Wales, 2002
-Victoria, 2003
Atanaskovic Hartnell, Sydney 2002-2004
William & Hughes Perth, 2000-2002
Associate to The Honourable Justice Steytler, Supreme Court of Western Australia, Perth 1999- 2000
Freehill Hollingdale and Page 1997-2000
Memberships
Member of the Chancery Bar Association
Member of the North East Circuit
Education
Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry, Northern Ireland (1988); Mercedes College, Perth, Australia (1992); University of Western Australia (1993-99 Bachelor of Science with Hons; Bachelor of Law); Lincoln’s Inn.
University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Science with Honours (Biochemistry) and Bachelor of Law
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Company and insolvency
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Cristín Toman – Enterprise Chambers ‘Cristín is very thorough and good on her feet.’
Enterprise Chambers garners praise as an ‘excellent‘ set, with ‘a very good range of insolvency barristers‘. Recent instructions include the ‘very approachable‘ Cristín Toman acting in Levi Solicitors LLP v Wilson & Anor, involving issues arising from the interpretation of provisions in a JCT standard construction contract relating to insolvency and proof of debt under a Creditor’s Voluntary Arrangement. Matthew Maddison ‘is excellent and his technical knowledge is second to none; he is helpful, proactive and meticulous‘. Hugo Groves is well versed in handling cross-border insolvency cases.
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Property and construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1‘Very professional set‘ Enterprise Chambers is home to a team with noted expertise in contentious real estate work, which is a particular area of strength for Stephanie Jarron. Cristín Toman handles a broad spectrum of property matters, including injunctions and rights of way disputes, and the ‘very well-prepared‘ Bruce Walker has a solid track record in advising on, among other areas, possession disputes, proprietary estoppel claims, and trespass matters.